This week, we received confirmation that the U.S. plans to move heavy weaponry to NATO countries in Eastern and Central Europe. Having vehicles and equipment in place will improve combat readiness and help to reassure our NATO allies following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia.

Last week, I asked one of Fletcher’s storied professors and head of our International Security Studies Program Dr. Richard Shultz, for his thoughts on Vladimir Putin and how far he might go in terms of Ukraine. At the time, I pegged the chances of Putin’s continued incursion into Ukraine at 1 in 4 — […]

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has condemned Russian military escalation in Crimea and pledged NATO’s support for Ukraine.

Here’s an excerpt of my OpEd in “Foreign Policy” published over the weekend with some specific ideas that NATO might consider to help preserve full territorial integrity of the sovereign state of Ukraine:

Dean James Stavridis is the 12th leader of The Fletcher School since its founding in 1933. A retired Admiral in the U.S. Navy, he led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander.